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GFDD and FUNGLODE Honorary President Fernández Negotiates Financing for Film Co-production in the Dominican Republic, at France’s BRED Banque Populaire
May 12, 2013 - France’s BRED Banque Populaire has expressed interest in providing financial and technical support for film co-productions in the Dominican Republic. This possibility was discussed extensively during a working meeting between the former President of the Dominican Republic, Dr. Leonel Fernández and the President of BRED, Steve Gentili. A delegation made of Dominican businessmen and other... Continue Reading >
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GFDD and FUNGLODE Honored Guest to Give the Keynote Address in UN ECOSOC International Tax Cooperation Meeting
May 9, 2013 - On May 28, GFDD and FUNGLODE will deliver the keynote address in the Expert Group Meeting on Extractive Industries Taxation at the ECOSOC Chamber of the United Nations Headquarters. The extractive industries taxation issue is now firmly on the agenda of the UN Committee of Experts on International Cooperation in Tax Matters, and this particular meeting is intended to help guide... Continue Reading >
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GFDD Organizes a Recycled Art Workshop in Samaná
May 7, 2013 - In order to raise public awareness of environmental challenges while promoting protection of the earth and its natural resources, the Global Foundation for Democracy and Development (GFDD) and its sister institution in the Dominican Republic, Fundación Global Democracia y Desarrollo (FUNGLODE), in collaboration with the Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources have organized a workshop on... Continue Reading >
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FUNGLODE and GFDD, together with Grupo Santillana, to Organize Educational Innovation Forum
May 6, 2013 - Global Foundation for Democracy and Development (GFDD) and its sister organization in the Dominican Republic, Fundación Global Democracia y Desarrollo (FUNGLODE), partnering with Grupo Santillana, cordially invite audiences to participate in the Educational Innovation Forum that will take place in Santo Domingo from May 8-9. The event will start off with the lecture “Information and... Continue Reading >
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Participation of GFDD and FUNGLODE at Passport DC, Most Successful-Ever
May 5, 2013 - GFDD and FUNGLODE''s participation in the Cultural Tourism Passport DC program, on May 4, 2013, in partnership with the Embassy of the Dominican Republic in Washington DC, was by far, the most successful to-date. The event, billed as a global celebration for a global city, attracted the attention and interest of 2278 visitors from all over the world.... Continue Reading >
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GFDD Hosts Recycled Art Workshops at the Dominican Children and Youth Library
May 2, 2013 - As part of its mission to elevate awareness of environmental challenges and to promote protection of the natural world and its resources, Global Foundation for Democracy and Development (GFDD) and its sister institution in the Dominican Republic, Fundación Global Democracia y Desarrollo (FUNGLODE), have once again joined forces with the Dominican Children and Youth Library... Continue Reading >
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GFDD and FUNGLODE Convene Panel at the UN to Discuss Opportunities for Growth in the DR’s Capital Markets
April 30, 2013 - The United Nations Dag Hammerskjöld Library Auditorium has been secured as a venue to celebrate one of the several activities of Semana Dominican 2013 (Dominican Week 2013). Global Foundation for Democracy and Development and its sister organization in the DR, FUNGLODE, in close cooperation with Dominicans on Wall Street (DOWS), the American Chamber of Commerce... Continue Reading >
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GFDD and FUNGLODE to Participate in the Spring Meetings of the World Bank Group
April 26, 2013 - On April 19 – 21, GFDD and FUNGLODE were in attendance of the 2013 Spring Meetings of the Boards of Governors of the International Monetary Fund and World Bank Group that took place in Washington DC. The Foundations’ specific interest was the Civil Society Forum in which they actively participated from April 17-21. In the course... Continue Reading >
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Mexican Ambassador to the United Nations Participates in GFDD and FUNGLODE’s Global Roundtable Program
April 26, 2013 - The Permanent Representative of Mexico to the United Nations, Luis Alfonso de Alba, has confirmed his participation in the fifteenth edition of the GFDD continuous series “Global Roundtable.” Ambassador de Alba in GFDD’s honored guest in April at the GFDD New York office. A distinguished career diplomat since 1983, Ambassador de Alba is currently the... Continue Reading >
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Constanza’s Spring Fair with Environmental Film Screenings
April 26, 2013 - The DR Environmental Film Festival (DREFF), an initiative of Global Foundation for Democracy and Development (GFDD) and Fundación Global Democracia y Desarrollo (FUNGLODE), has joined forces with Constanza’s Ecoturism Cluster in celebrating the First Annual Spring Fair 2013. In its first year, the Spring Fair will be held from April 26-29, 2013 at the Club... Continue Reading >
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InteRDom in Attendance at The New School’s First-Ever Summer & Fall Internships Fair
April 25, 2013 - InteRDom representatives were pleased to be one of the pioneer organizations at the first-annual Summer & Fall Internship Fair at The New School in New York City. The New School takes an innovative approach to education, with seven academic divisions that represent Social Research, Public Engagement, Liberal Arts, Music, Drama and Design. The fair was... Continue Reading >
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RESEARCH AND IDEAS: A Book Collection by GFDD and FUNGLODE Offers New Visions on National Issues
April 25, 2013 - Global Foundation for Democracy and Development (GFDD) and its sister organization in the Dominican Republic, Fundación Global Democracia y Desarollo (FUNGLODE), are pleased to announce the release of the following publications that can be purchased directly from GFDD or FUNGLODE offices and websites, as well as on Amazon both in English and Spanish languages: “El Metro and... Continue Reading >
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Seventh Edition of the Internship Certification Seminar Concludes Successfully
April 25, 2013 - InteRDom’s annual Internship Certification Program was held on Wednesday and Thursday, April 24 and 25, 2013, where thirteen representatives from various Dominican companies received training in how to create or improve internship programs through practical exercises, group dynamics and testimonies given by universities and organizations on best practices in this area. Representatives from the following... Continue Reading >
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GFDD and FUNGLODE participate on behalf of Civil Society Organizations with International Financial and Trade Institutions in the High-Level Meeting of the Economic and Social Council
April 22, 2013 - On April 22, GFDD contributed to the Special high-level meeting of ECOSOC with the Bretton Woods Institutions, the World Trade Organization and the UN Conference on Trade and Development with a written contribution on its stance on the important issue of financing for development. Civil Society came out in force on the issue for the... Continue Reading >
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GFDD and FUNGLODE celebrate Earth Day at the OAS HQ, and in DC Schools
April 22, 2013 - For first time the Organization of American States (OAS) has institutionally celebrated Earth day, and GFDD and FUNGLODE, were proud to join them on this momentous occasion to give proceedings a creative and somewhat youthful touch. Audiences were invited by the head of the OAS, Jose Miguel Insulza, to take part in the Brown Bag Lunch and... Continue Reading >
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InteRDom to Participate in The New School’s 2013 Summer & Fall Internship Fair
April 19, 2013 - As a continuation of their outreach to New York-area based students and universities, InteRDom Internships in the Dominican Republic is excited to be participating in the 2013 Summer & Fall Internship Fair at The New School in New York City on April 25, 2013. The fair is hosted by The New School’s Office of Career... Continue Reading >
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GFDD and FUNGLODE Collaborate with United Nations System in DR to Screen Documentary Surviving Progress in Honor of Earth Day Celebrations
April 18, 2013 - As part of the follow up on the II DR Environmental Film Festival (DREFF), which took place last September, Global Foundation for Democracy and Development and its sister organization, Fundación Global Democracia y Desarrollo, in collaboration with United Nations System in the Dominican Republic, will present an Earth Day screening of the documentary Surviving Progress.... Continue Reading >
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GFDD and FUNGLODE Mark Earth Day with Screening of Environmental Film Terra
April 17, 2013 - On April 22, Global Foundation for Democracy and Development (GFDD) in partnership with the Department of Sustainable Development of the Organization of American States and the Permanent Mission of the Dominican Republic to the OAS cordially invites the audiences to celebrate Earth Day at the Art Museum of the Americas in Washington DC. Established in... Continue Reading >
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GFDD and FUNGLODE Presents “Recycling at Home” Workshop during Second Annual Geography Week
April 17, 2013 - Global Foundation for Democracy and Development (GFDD) and Fundación Global Democracia y Desarrollo (FUNGLODE) have joined forces with Listin Diario’s Plan Lea this week in celebrating the Second Annual Geography Fair. In its second consecutive year, the Geography fair will be held from April 17-18th at the Hotel V Centenario, and will provide opportunities for... Continue Reading >
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GFDD and FUNGLODE’s Second Edition of the Dominican Film Showcase Program Attracts Wide Audience
April 17, 2013 - Thought-provoking, entertaining and artfully crafted films defined this second edition of the Dominican Film Showcase Program in Washington, DC hosted by GFDD and FUNGLODE at the OAS’s Art Museum of the Americas. Over a period of four days, hundreds of avid film-goers were treated to a sampling of some of the best films produced in the Dominican... Continue Reading >
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